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35,547people live here $70,856median household income▼ 12% below US $1,169median rent per month▼ 17% below US $215,500median home value▼ 35% below US

What it's like to live in Torrington

Torrington is a small city in Connecticut with rent below the national average, home prices that remain within reach, crime rates well below the national average, and air quality that stays clean most of the year. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Torrington deals with cold, harsh winters, snowy winters, above-average rainfall, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Rent below the national average
Affordable home prices
Low crime rates
Clean air
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Cold, harsh winters
Snowy winters — 59" per year
Above-average rainfall
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Torrington compares

Median household income

Torrington$70,856

Connecticut avg$95,781

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Torrington$1,169

Connecticut avg$1,488

US$1,413

Median home value

Torrington$215,500

Connecticut avg$366,900

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Torrington

Based on Torrington's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,338

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $46,760 a year
46% of Torrington renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$43,100

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $21,550
Homes cost 3.0× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▼ 17% below US

$1,169/mo median rent

Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,169 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $215,500. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $215,500 · 46% of renters cost-burdened

Job marketNear US average

4.4% unemployment

Unemployment here is 4.4%, close to the national average of 4.3%.

City-level (BLS)

Safety▼ 70% below US

98 violent crimes per 100k

Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.

Property crime 1248/100k · Torrington Police Department · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 9% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

77%

Carpool

11%

Work from home

9.0%

Walk

2.6%

Other

0.6%

Public transit

0.3%

Climate

Summers are comfortable, with highs around 79°F, and winters are cold and harsh, with lows dropping to 17°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Healthcare

1 hospital

There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 3.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.

Medicare-certified hospitals

Education & workforce▼ 31% below US

25% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 25%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

7 public schools inside the boundary

There are 7 public schools inside the boundary and 2 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Springfield Armory National Historic Site (34 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Torrington's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are cold, harsh winters and snowy winters. A year of median rent ($1,169/mo) equals 20% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget and anyone prioritizing low crime. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive and anyone who dislikes long, cold winters.

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